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Source Description
City map shows block numbers, wards, extent of built-up area, and major buildings.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7h14b234w
label
Colton's Georgetown and the city of Washington
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h14b234w
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Colton's Georgetown and the city of Washington
description
City map shows block numbers, wards, extent of built-up area, and major buildings.
date
["[1855]"]
year
1855
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008736
creators
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Washington (D.C.)--Maps
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--Maps
Middle Atlantic States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
District of Columbia
Georgetown
Middle Atlantic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
J.H. Colton
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
2 maps on 1 sheet : hand col. ; 32 x 36 cm. and 32 x 26 cm., sheet 41 x 70 cm.
notes
City map shows block numbers, wards, extent of built-up area, and major buildings.
Relief shown by hachures.
"Entered according to Act of Congress ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York."
Includes ill.
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no
dcId
7h14b234w
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2a5358127bfe92f8